Recognised as Colour

#437ADC

#437ADC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#437ADC is a blue with RGB values 67, 122, 220 and HSL 218°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#437ADC#437ADC

HEX#437ADC

RGBrgb(67, 122, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4784, 0.8627

RGB percentages26.3%, 47.8%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(218.4, 68.6%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 69.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK69.5%, 44.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,422,364

CSS custom property--colour: #437ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#BC8523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4984E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0091A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5 Royal blue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCA543

Analogous#43C6DC, #5943DC

Triadic#DC437A, #7ADC43

Split complementary#DC5943, #C6DC43

Tetradic#DC43C6, #DCA543, #43DC58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFF4FC

Lighter +30%#C4D5F4

Lighter +20%#99B7EC

Lighter +10%#6E98E4

Darker −10%#255FC7

Darker −20%#1D4B9C

Darker −30%#153671

Darker −40%#0D2146

More saturated +25%#2772F8

Less saturated −25%#5F82C0

Channel breakdown

R67

G122

B220

Red67 (26.3%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue218.43°

Saturation (HSL)68.61%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 7A · B DC

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